Reviews

Hit Parade of Tears by Izumi Suzuki

amythomas_'s review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5

lou_weed's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

nathansnook's review

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

3.5

to all my vivienne westwood girlies with miu miu specs and birkins or baggus filled with stuff stuff stuff. ur sonny angels. different shades of gloss for different days, different occasions. wired headphones. lime packets for lackluster tequila sodas at happy hour.

meant to be read in between moments. in between luncheons with girlfriends. in between work and commute. in between love and luxury. in between breaks. breaks from work, breaks from boys. meant to be read in confidence, build confidence, because sexiness is part of confidence. but confidence also exudes a sense of power. this is meant to empower female energy

a collection of the strange and sensual, suzuki writes herself in. boys revolve around her. the world revolves around her. and even things outside of earth revolve around her. salmon roe in the sky. aliens dressed as boys. ends of worlds, always on the mind.

a bizarre collection of sexy stories i will return to in the near distant star, once in a blue moon.

🥮🥮🥮

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clem's review

3.5

My Guy 3.5/5
Trial Witch 3.5/5
Full of Malice 3/5
Hey, It’s a Love Psychedelic! 4/5
After Everything 3/5
The Covenant 4/5
The Walker 3.5/5
Softly, As in a Morning Sunrise 3.5/5
Memory of Water 4/5
I’ll Never Forget 3.5/5
Hit Parade of Tears 4/5

smartcassart's review

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

From this collection, I only enjoyed “Covenant” and “Memory of Water” (?) while I wish “Hit Parade” and the one about the asylum could be longer because the story ends just as I got into it. Terminal Boredom is much better.

julianna_sams's review

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

leila's review

funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

None of these stories really stood out to me but I'm very fascinated with the way Izumi Suzuki writes sci-fi. I'm excited to read Terminal Boredom since it seems like that one is much more enjoyed generally

maxieb's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

magical surrelism // sci-fi at its finest i really wished some of these stories were full books

minrencan's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective

3.5

jess_jingsi's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0